Frequently invisible, the gender inequity we could see in our public policies and product design extends to snow removal and pianos…
Gender Issues
In the US and beyond, women have been an underutilized resource. Econlife looks at feminist issues and the changing role and value of women at home and at work.
How A Working Mother’s Time Use Has Changed
Working mothers have changed the amount of time they spend on the job, and also on household chores, caring for children, sleeping, and leisure.…
What Female Soccer Players Hope to Win in Court
In the court battle over the gender pay gap in women’s World Cup soccer, the U.S. national team is citing issues that relate to much more than a sport.…
How to Increase a Woman’s Productivity at Work
Starting with a woman’s work productivity and then moving to U.S. productivity, we can see that even temperature makes a difference.…
Why We Want Women On Our Money
About more than money, our currency images of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill relate to gender, race, and our expectations.…
Who Is Likely to Live Alone?
For reasons that range from feminism to technology to urbanization, living alone in the United States has become increasingly typical.…
What Paternity Leave Can Do to Dads
With the popularity of paternity leave increasing, researchers wanted to know whether it influenced the number of children that fathers in Spain wanted.…
Throwback Thursday: What a Kitchen Says About Us
#TBT: Looking at kitchen history on this Throwback Thursday, we can decide what a new kitchen from the 1920s says about us.…
The Mystery of the Vanishing Female CEOs
Using 85 observable characteristics, there was little that researchers could use from a Swedish study to prove why the glass ceiling blocks female CEOs.…
Why Pregnancy Remains a Labor Force Issue
Whether looking at entrepreneurs who need venture capital funding, UPS drivers, or Walmart warehouse workers, we could see pregnancy discrimination.…